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Luleå University College becomes Luleå University of Technology, the first university of technology in Sweden.
The 1980s see the first conferment of doctors’ degrees at the University. Twelve doctor’s degrees are conferred and ten professors are installed. The University also confers its first honorary doctorates on Lars Granar, Gösta Hägglund, Ragnar Lassinantti and Lars Nordström.
During the 70s, the university is established , the origin of the technical base year is started and the first civil engineers graduate.
